--Five of the Wolves' first six games are against Eastern Conference teams, including games Nov. 4 at Toronto and Nov. 5 at the newly-situated Brooklyn franchise.

--The Wolves will play 14 nationally-televised games this season, the most since 2005-06. That incudes seven home games -- Dec. 20 vs. Oklahoma City (TNT); Jan. 17 vs. the L.A. Clippers (TNT); Feb. 1 vs. the Lakers (ESPN); Feb. 2 vs. New Orleans (NBA TV); Feb. 6 vs. San Antonio (ESPN); March 4 vs. Miami (NBA TV) and March 10 vs. Dallas (NBA TV). The team's local TV schedule will be released at a later date. In all, the Wolves play on TNT three times.